Identifying features
Wingspan 26–34 mm. The wings’ base colour is yellowish-brown with brown-grey dusting, especially towards the edges, so that the base colour appears as light spots or patches. The male has a distinct dark scent stripe on the forewing. The underside is greenish with faintly marked yellowish-orange spots.
Similar species
Resembles silver-spotted skipper, but can be distinguished by the absence of silvery-white spots on the underside of the hindwing.
Distribution
Common in Southern Norway north to Dovre. On the West Coast, it is found north to Sunnmøre.
Biology
The larva feeds on various grasses, such as meadow-grasses (Poa) and fescues (Festuca). It lives inside a grass leaf folded and held together with silk, and overwinters as a half-grown larva.